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Latest News About Alien Planets
An alien planet orbits a star other than our sun, and is sometimes called an "exoplanet." Learn more about the types of alien planets, including exoplanets and extrasolar planets, and get the latest news.
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The alien planet 55 Cancri e could be completely covered in diamonds, scientists say.
The rocky worlds may not bear much resemblance to Earth.
Gliese 163c may be capable of supporting hardy microbes.
The two newfound gas giants are almost certainly too hot to support life.
Many alien planets likely dip in and out of their stars' "habitable zones."
The stars at the core of the M4 cluster look like glowing, multicolored orbs in the photo.
The planet may be completely gone within 100 million years or so.
Kepler-47c shows that planets can reside in the habitable zones of two-star systems.
For the first time, scientists studying data from the Kepler Space Telescope have found multiple planets orbiting a binary star.
Most stars come in pairs. NASA's Kepler space telescope has now confirmed a pair of planets orbiting a pair of stars about 5000 light years from Earth. So we see their light from long, long ago; but not so far away (& very much within our own galaxy)
Magnesium may be especially important, according to a new study.
The James Webb Space Telescope is due to launch in 2018.
The new finds bring the total exoplanet tally to nearly 800.
A list of the exoplanets most capable of supporting life as we know it.
Researchers have identified an alien system whose planets are neatly aligned, just like our own cosmic neighborhood.
How much do you know about the many worlds being discovered beyond our solar system?
The planet shot to the top of the list after a new study supported its existence.
The planet's discoverers have come out with a new study backing the planet's existence.
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